English-French
French grammar
French words and phrases
Forums
French-English translation of du
|
Got a question about French? French forum Professional translation service Understanding French property contracts
|
STUCK? French phrases and basic vocab French on your iPhone FREE word puzzle game
|
- Did you mean one of the following: dû, trou, tu, tué?
- The form du could be (as dû) the past participle of the verb devoir
The preposition de, often meaning from or of, combines with the definite article to produce the following contracted forms. These forms thus all have the rough meaning of "of the...", "from the...":
- de + le > du
- de + les > des
With la and l', the corresponding forms are de la and de l' as expected.
1 du Preposition 
(a) contraction of de plus le =of the, from the; du nord from the north
2 du Determiner
(a) contraction of de plus le, used before a masculine noun =some, sometimes not translated; ~ thé some tea, tea; ~ café some coffee, coffee
3 dû Adjective
(a) (Declension: fem due,Pdus,FPdues) owing, due; ~ à due to
4 dû Noun, masculine
(a) (Declension: pl dus) due; dues
Bookmark this dictionary
English-French Spanish-English English-Spanish Basic French phrases and vocabulary Grammar tips and articles Translate computing terms Glossary of French business terms
Unless otherwise specified, the French dictionary and other French grammar and
translation material
provided on this site is written by Neil Coffey. Suggestions are always welcome for new material
for the French dictionary. You may also wish to visit the site's French language discussion forum,
where you
post questions on topics such as French grammar, translation, French culture or the French language in general.
For on-the-spot updates and suggestions, follow the author on Twitter.
Unless otherwise stated, the French dictionary and editorial content on this site are
Copyright © Javamex UK 2017. All rights reserved.